Friday, February 15, 2013

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is
said by well-connected Democrats to be considering with the idea of
running for president if Hillary Clinton opts out of the 2016 race.

The 53-year-old Emanuel, who is busy raising money for his 2015
reelection campaign in the Windy City, has had discussions both over the
phone and face to face in the past month with Democratic Party donors
and fundraisers about a possible White House run, according to sources.

It’s unclear who raised the subject—Emanuel or the donors—and the
mayor’s press secretary didn’t offer any clarity on who said what to
whom. However, Tarah Cooper sent a photo of Emanuel’s scrawl on yellow
legal paper vowing “not ever” to run for “for another office” and
reiterated his longstanding pledge that, in his words, he’s “not
interested. Not going to do it. No. I’ll do it in Hebrew: lo.”
(Emanuel, the son of an Israeli doctor, had dual citizenship until he
was 18.) Others expressed skepticism that any such discussions between
Emanuel and donors could have been serious.